20020516019009I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Namer AT-6 · Ocean City, MD · May 16, 2002

Date: May 16, 2002 · 16:30 local
Place: Ocean City, MD
Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N36
Reported as: Namer AT6
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,900 total80 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N36Registered now · North American AT-6S/N 44-81493 · Built 1944 Airframe modelNorth American AT-6 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 05/16/02, Mr. Thomas malone, was acting as pilot in command of a 1944 north American AT6, N36. During a landing at Ocean City airport, Ocean City, MD. Mr. Malone lost control of the aircraft and veered off the right side of runway 20 into a drainage ditch. The landing gear was knocked off and some minor damage was done to the leading edge of both wings. The wind was reported to be out of 250 degrees at 25 knots. The pilot reported that he lost rudder effectiveness and the airplane weather vaned into the wind. The pilot also stated that he was doing a wheel landing and did not have the tail wheel on the runway at the time of directional control loss.privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 05/16/02, MR. THOMAS MALONE, WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A 1944 NORTH AMERICAN AT6, N36. DURING A LANDING AT OCEAN CITY AIRPORT, OCEAN CITY, MD. MR. MALONE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 20 INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE LANDING GEAR WAS KNOCKED OFF AND SOME MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE OUT OF 250 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS AND THE AIRPLANE WEATHER VANED INTO THE WIND. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS DOING A WHEEL LANDING AND DID NOT HAVE THE TAIL WHEEL ON THE RUNWAY AT THE TIME OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOSS.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^